Anti-government protesters man a checkpoint on a major road they have blocked in Bangkok's financial district January 23, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court said it would decide on Thursday whether to accept a case against holding February 2 election that would almost certainly extend the government's shaky grip on power as protesters try to force it from office.
The government declared a 60-day state of emergency from Wednesday hoping to prevent an escalation in protests now in a third month. That decree will face a fresh test on Thursday when popular anti-government firebrand Suthep Thaugsuban leads a march through the capital Bangkok.
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